It's an Inside Job

If we’re looking for more joy, we won’t find it out there. It’s tempting to think that the perfect relationship, right amount of money, ample recognition and success will make us happier, but that’s highly unlikely. Feeling good is the by-product of self-love. When we don’t have that, relationships, money and success often cause more suffering. Most problems stem from the way we feel about ourselves. This makes the prospect of feeling better a simple (though not necessarily easy) matter. When we focus on giving ourselves the attention and love we seek, a weird thing happens: The outside world…

Follows suit.